The Hilltop Holiday Craft Show, featuring thousands of handmade works from more than 80 selected Northwest crafters at the Northwest Arts Center, runs today through Saturday.

The annual craft show is just one of several holiday traditions resuming in Bellevue this season. There will be celebrations for the Argosy Christmas Ship at three beach parks, and the Bellevue Botanical Garden is ablaze with color every night through December for the Garden d'Lights.

Bellevue Botanical Garden d’Lights5 -10 p.m., nightly through Jan. 212001 Main St.More than 500,000 colored lights fashioned into flower and animal shapes by 300 volunteers. Admission is free and donations are gladly accepted. There is a $5 charge for parking at the Botanical Garden during the hours of the Garden d'Lights, but free parking is available at Wilburton Hill Park and the school district's nearby headquarters and service center. For more information, call 425-452-2750 or go to Bellevue Botanical Garden.

Group Health Ice ArenaDaily through Jan. 10 (Except closed Dec. 25)NE First Street and 102nd Avenue NEThe area's only outdoor skating rink, with free skating lessons and a series of holiday events. Admission to rink, produced by the Bellevue Downtown Association, is $10 and includes skate rentals. Skate free on Mondays with a pass from a Bellevue Bank of America branch. For branch locations and arena hours and details, visit Magic Season or call 425-453-3111.